The only road-legal GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta Alloy spent most of its life in a shed

August 31, 2017

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The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona might not strike the same emotional chords as the slightly older 250 GTO or 275 GTB, and the price reflects that. But that doesn't mean they're not special cars -- or extra-special, in the case of this particular 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta. It sports the same race-ready lightweight alloy body as the five competition-only versions Ferrari built for the track; bodied by Scaglietti, it was the only 365 GTB/4 commissioned by Ferrari to have alloy bodywork and be road-legal.

The lightweight 365 GTB spent a couple of years in Italy before its registration was canceled. It went to Japan in 1971; the car traded hands over the next few years before reaching Makoto Takai, who hid it from the public for the next 40 years.

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Despite the damage done in storage, the car still apparently sports the same engine and transmission that it left the factory with, and it only shows about 22K miles on the clock (that's 36,390 kilometers, to be precise). That said, the decay this Ferrari saw after years of neglect seems extensive enough to warrant at least a freshening up of the interior and a deep cleaning.

As it sits, RM Sotheby’s projects this one-of-one barn-find Ferrari to hammer away for at least $1.6 million, but it could fetch even more. The real question should be: What will the owner do when the hammer drops?